Chapter 136 There's a smell of alcohol.

Day 11 of the road survival game!

"Bombs?" After hearing Morofushi's words, Hagiwara, who had experienced several destruction instances related to bombs, was already used to it. However, Matsuda, who was on the phone with Furuya, exclaimed in surprise.

Then, with his professional instincts, he noticed something else: "The word you just used was 'she,' how did this 'she' suddenly appear? Who does this 'she' refer to? Why would the person former Prime Minister Niimi contacted give her a bomb?"

Although the Chinese characters for "she" and "he" are different in form but pronounced the same, the Japanese characters for "she" and "he" are different in both form and pronunciation. Morofushi, being a considerate person, spoke to Fuusei no Kami in Chinese while they were on the highway, knowing that Fuusei no Kami did not understand Japanese.

In the current emergency, he momentarily overlooked the fact that the Wind Star Guardian was in the instance space and could not be seen, and habitually used Japanese to tell Hagiwara and Matsuda the information, which made Matsuda immediately realize that there was something to pay attention to.

"...Unfortunately, former Prime Minister Niimi is very cautious. He was probably surprised by the bomb incident, which is why he spoke about it explicitly. The rest of the conversation was very cryptic, and without knowing the details, it's impossible to understand the information." Morofushi was quite helpless about this. Although he sensed the hidden danger, there was nothing he could do.

Kazesei, who was standing to the side, didn't care whether the current or former prime minister of Japan was good or bad. But when he heard that this instance was suspected to be related to bombs, he became nervous. After Morofushi finished speaking, he hurriedly reminded Hagiwara: "Since there are suspected bombs on this cruise ship, let's find the instance exit and leave quickly!"

It would be troublesome if there were traps like in the last instance. At least last time it was on land, but this time it's a cruise ship. Getting into trouble at sea without a place to land is no joke. I don't want to encounter a terrifying time loop like in the horror cruise ship!

"Hmm! Then let's look for the exit while..." Hagiwara hadn't finished speaking when he heard the man in front, who was accusing Yatsushiro Shipbuilding, laugh maniacally and painfully a few times.

It was announced that no one could escape the murderer who was involved in his father's death; he had planted a bomb on the cruise ship, and the time for the bomb to detonate had arrived... and so on.

And very precisely, just as he finished speaking, a violent explosion came from outside the banquet hall, and at the same time, a violent tremor ran under their feet. If it were only this one sound, people on a huge cruise ship would still have time to react.

But what followed was a continuous series of explosions, and judging from the sound, it seemed to be coming from all directions. This made Hagiwara, Matsuda, and Morofushi's expressions extremely grim, because it meant that there were more than one place on the ship where explosives had been planted...

Meanwhile, on the other end of the phone, which was always on, Furuya Rei had already remembered that Suzuki Sonoko had invited him and her to attend the maiden voyage ceremony of the luxury cruise ship Aphrodite when he heard Matsuda say that their destination was a luxury cruise ship.

He thought this matter was unrelated to the organization's investigation, so he refused. The luxury liner Aphrodite happened to be a luxury cruise ship manufactured by Yatsushiro Shipbuilding, which made him realize that Matsuda and the others should be there.

He couldn't help but regret his reaction of refusing. He should have agreed. Rum sent him to spy on Kogoro Mouri, but he didn't say he couldn't take leave. o(￣ヘ￣o＃) Just as he was mentally criticizing himself for being 'too honest' and 'obedient',

He heard the voice of his best friend after three years, and also heard their conversation and the sound of bombs exploding non-stop. He didn't know about the game instance and didn't have time to think about what the connection was between the new Prime Minister and the events of 15 years ago.

What's with the Self-Defense Forces' "Explosive Destruction Objects"? Not knowing the game's information, he thought that the exit that Hagiwara and the other two were troubled by referred to the cruise ship's escape route, so he quickly opened his tablet to look up the structural diagrams of the Aphrodite.

He said to the person on the other end of the phone, "Don't panic. I'll send you the structural blueprints of the Aphrodite right away. Hurry up and get to the escape route."

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"...Thanks!" Matsuda then remembered that he was on the phone with Furuya and realized that Furuya had misunderstood them. He was speechless for a moment, but in the emergency, he still thanked his friend for his kindness.

Then he refused, saying, "But there's no need to go through all that trouble. What we're looking for is the exit from time and space, not the escape route of the cruise ship. Besides, the situation here isn't that bad right now. It looks like we have enough time for the passengers to evacuate."

During the call, he saw that Inspector Megure and his team had arrested the man who claimed to have planted the bomb and were starting to organize the evacuation of the passengers on the ship. He quickly told Furuya to prevent him from taking unnecessary measures out of concern.

"Who is Matsuda talking to?" When Morofushi heard Matsuda's lazy and casual tone, the kind he only used with his closest friends, his heart skipped a beat. He had a feeling that the person on the other end of the phone was Zero, and this feeling made him ask the question subconsciously.

As expected, Matsuda didn't hide anything after hearing his question and answered directly: "It's that guy Furuya. We originally planned to ask him about Gin's reaction after leaving the Twin Towers last time, and whether the Public Security Bureau has any plans to take action against the organization recently. We didn't expect to encounter this situation."

"What did Zero say?" They had already discussed these plans before entering the dungeon, so Zhu Fu was not surprised to hear them and was now even more curious about the answer.

Hagiwara, however, looked around and saw that, under the organization of Inspector Megure and the other police officers, everyone except former Prime Minister Niimi and others who had evacuated in advance was leaving in an orderly manner and did not need their help. He said to the three of them, "Let's talk as we go. For now, let's focus on finding the exit of the dungeon."

"Um!"

“OK!” Upon hearing this, Morofushi and Matsuda immediately agreed. Matsuda even gave a reliable suggestion: “The exits I’ve been involved with have all been near the most dangerous places in the area. This time it should be the same. Why don’t we go to the place where the explosion was the loudest just now?”

“Yes, yes! Listen to Matsuda.” Feng Xingshou, who was standing to the side, breathed a sigh of relief. Having watched many disaster movies about ships in Hainan, she was very uneasy about this type of disaster where life was a matter of life and death.

She forgot which movie it was, but she remembered the most memorable scene was a ship being hit by a tsunami and slowly capsizing, turning into a ship with its bottom facing up and its hull facing down as seawater rushed in.

Trapped on the ship, those who hadn't died in the tsunami tried to escape, but because the ship was upside down, with no way to go up or drown, they were in a desperate situation. In the end, only a few people escaped through the gap in the giant propeller of the huge cruise ship...

-_-|| In short, after witnessing that scene, despite having water handling skills, she was still afraid of encountering a ship sinking at sea, fearing something similar would happen to her. She didn't have the courage to quickly pass through the gaps in the slowly rotating giant metal propeller...

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Hagiwara could tell that Fuu-chan was more nervous about this dungeon than the previous ones. Thinking about the environment this time, and the usual way she could remain calm and composed even when she was jumping off a Ferris wheel high in the sky, her voice showing no intense emotional fluctuations.

One can't help but speculate that her lack of nervousness on the Ferris wheel, besides her own abilities, must also be due to her being unafraid of heights. Does her current nervousness mean she's not good at swimming? Or perhaps she's a swimmer?

This possibility is not small. After all, unlike island nations like Japan, China is a vast country with abundant resources. In an inland environment without a coastline, unless there is a large lake in one's hometown, very few people are good at swimming.

I've heard that quite a few swimming pools have opened in Chinatown in recent years, and many of the new generation of children should have learned to swim. But I obviously didn't get to enjoy such a benefit during the years I was born and raised.

Given the personality of Fuu-chan as described by Morofushi, would he not teach her to swim? Or is she simply not talented in this area? These thoughts flashed through Hagiwara's mind, and guessing the reason for Fuu-chan's nervousness, he took the first step.

As he walked toward the place where the explosion had been the loudest, he said to the empty space beside him, "Feng-chan, this time it's a bit troublesome. Remember to hold on tight to me and don't let go of me until we leave!"

"Remember to let me know when you see an exit or a boundary." He didn't want to leave Kaze-chan, who couldn't swim, alone in a place where a catastrophic crisis could erupt at any moment and everyone could fall into the sea...

So the others followed Hagiwara's footsteps, walking quickly in the same direction as the evacuees.

Matsuda continued his call with Rei Furuya on the other end of the phone: "Hey! Furuya, did you hear what we just said?"

"I heard you. It seems you didn't have time to explain your situation to me in detail again!" With Furuya Rei's reasoning and insight, he was naturally able to glean a lot of information from their conversation.

At the same time, realizing that this was not an environment where he could have a peaceful chat with his friends, he answered before Matsuda could continue to ask questions: "After you left the Twin Towers in Seymour City last time, Gin contacted me."

He guessed for some reason that I was the one connected to you, so he asked me for information about you. After I tested him and confirmed that he knew you were from the future, I selectively told him some things.

"You selectively told him some things?" Matsuda raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, a strange sense of unease creeping over him. Furuya's tone was a bit off! It was similar to when he occasionally teased him with a mischievous grin. Thinking of this, he subconsciously pressed, "For example?"

"Ahem..." He didn't feel anything when he lied back then, but now that he was facing the person in question, Furuya Rei felt inexplicably awkward: "He seems to have mistakenly thought that you and Hagiwara were future members of the organization for some reason."

He even pressed me for his codename in the organization, so based on his personality, I made one up on the spot—Glenvita, a type of whiskey, what do you think? "Dalmore!"

"Huh?" Matsuda was completely baffled by this. A series of questions blurted out, "How does Gin know we're from the future? Why would he think we're part of the organization? How could you make up such an absurd story!"